Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-14

one time wore in his races, he had pro-
pensity to indulge in the habit mentioned. |
Biggart's Rather is recorded in the Amer
lean Trotting Register as a bay horse,
foaled in 1874, got by Sir Henry, son of
the Garrett horse, he by imported Leon
idas. The dam of Biggart's Rather is
given as by the Hyde Horse, son of Longs
Magnum Bonum, by imported Magnum
Bonum. Biggart's Rather was a highly
bred horse, and the strain is valuable in
a trotting pedigree. Joe Brown, sire of
Judge Davis, was horse of remarkable
endurance. During his turf career he
won thirty-three races, getting a record
of 2 %. His first victory was at Sarato-
ga Springs, n. Y, Aug. II, 1870, and he
was upon the turf every season from that
year until the close of 1917 He made his
best record the year that Judge Davis
was foaled, but got a mark below 2 80 in
1872. He got White Cloud (2:25D in
1874, and Mary Russell @ :234) in 1870,
the year that he won his first race
A few months since an account of the
breeding of Fearnaught q :231) was pub
lished in these columns. 1t has been
claimed by some that this celebrated stall
lion was not by Young Morrill,. He was
much finer and better finished than most
of the Morrill, family, qualities which he
evidently inherited from some of his Nor
gan ancestors, but on account of which
many were led to believe him son of an
imported horse. Through the courtesy of
Mr.. c. A. Graves of this city we have re-
ceiyed the original receipt given Mr.. w.
G. Brown when he paid for the services
of Young Morrill,, on account of Fear
naught's dam, also the bill of sale from
his breeder to Mr.. A. p. Morrison. The
receipt is dated Manchester, n. H., June
10, 1853, amount, $50, signed, Samuel II.
Edgerly Il Co., and specifies that it is for
use of stock horse Young Morrill,. The
bill of sale is dated New Market, n. H.,
Oct. 81, 1864, and reads as follows: ga.
z. Morrison bought of w. G. Brown one
sorrel stallion, five years old, sired by
Young Morrill, of Manchester, n. II.
Said colt valued at eighteen hundred dol
lars (SlS0O. Said colt was raised by
Brown of Stratham, n. H., foaled May
10, 1859. Received payment, WILLIAM
G. BROWN"
A New York subscriber, noticing the
recent inquiry concerning the stallion
Joe Brown q :22), writes: "We had I'M
til recently two stations in Fulton coun-
ty got by him. One owned by Mr..
Brownell, gray called Joe Brown, has a
record of 40 and has some very good
colts in this section. The other, also a
gray, called Dan jenkins, was owned by
a Mr.. Kennedy, who sold him last fall for
$500. He got record of ABA at Cana
joharie, n. Y, Aug. Is, has shown trial
in 2 %, and will probably enter the 80
list next season. He is also the sire of
several excellent colts. The writer has
seen very stylish silver gray three-year-
old gelding owned by Mr.. Rosa that
can show three-minute clip handily.
We have some choicely bred and speedy
steppcrs amongst us. One, black mare
owned by Samuel Dopp, got by George
Wilkes, Jr., has IA record of 2 :32. James
ID. kathlan and Emett Christie own the
black gelding lingo, which it is claimed
trotted Il mile in race on Saratoga Lake
lately in :l3i. 1t is stated that lingo is
a descendant of Hills Black Hawk. Asa
j. Bells owns the fast gelding Discount
bred at Fashion Stud Farm, sired by
Gen. Knox, dam by Aberdeen. This
horse can no doubt enter the 2 80 list
whenever his owner sees tit to send him
on mile track. He is too long gated
for a half-mile track. A. Kent owns the
black stallion Gerald, bred at same place,
got by Gen, Knox, dam by Jay Gould.
He also drives pair to the pole sired by
Jay Gould. Mr.. Washburn has a two
year-old filly, sired by Seneca Patchen,
and Richard ParsOn yearling colt sired
by Belwood both bred by DR.. !. W. Day
and very promising. Capt. David Get
man has some fine youngsters which are
worth looking at, got by George Wilkes,
Jr., Dan jenkins and other good sires.
lie also has few good brood mares, one
from Hambletonan Prince, first dam by
Victor. She is in foal by Administrator
Wilkes, probably the best thret-year-old
stallion ever owned in this comfy, got
by Wilkie Collins, son of George Wilkes,
from Annie Stevens, by Administrator.
In few years Fulton county will doubt
less be represented by many excellent
horses, as the people have their eyes
opened upon the breeding question. n.
j. Brockway and A. Simmons of this
place have each sent mare to lie bred to
DR.. j. W. Days stations, NJ. Brock
ways to Sunrise Patchen and Mr.. Sim
mons to Seneca Patchen. Our village
already contains few as fine ores as can
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